Not such an exciting story but might be a bit interesting.
I was fishing land-based in the Coomera on Sat night, was getting to high tide.
I was fishing with one heavy rod with a large chunk of mullet out and at the same time I was passing time flicking a lightly presented mullet cube out on a 1/0 circle hook with pea size sinker and 15 lb mono leader.
The heavy gear was not getting a touch but I was hooking a few rat bream on the light gear there was nothing over 25cm.
So you guess it, with the light 1-3kg rod I threw out a cube of mullet and got hammered by a large fish, it did a screaming run then stopped as I tried to turn it, which I didn't and this time it did a run up the river parallel to the bank.
Now I have caught some reasonable large fish on this light rod (55cm grunter 80cm salmon), but this fish just was not getting tired, It was a game of me slowly bringing the fish within 5 meters of the bank then it simple turned and went for it, after about 10 mins of this it bite me off and I was surprised I had lasted that long.
I would say either a Jew or a cod? But no head-shakes, so I ruled out Jew or large flathead.
The fish had some real weight and power, that's why I am thinking it was a big heavy fish.
Anyway pretty interesting that the heavy gear and big bait didn't get a nudge but the light gear hooked an unstoppable.
I went back the next night with heavy leaders and heavier rods, not a bite.
cheers
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